VP Engineering
Location: EE, , Tallinn
Department: Engineering
Salary range: 0-0
Required education: Master's Degree
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Want to build a 21st century financial service?We're convinced that that there is a need for innovation in financial services and that current banks will not be the ones providing this. Instead this innovation will come from companies like TransferWise and we're on a hunt for great minds who think like we do.

Job description:
TransferWho?TransferWise is the clever new way to move money between countries. Co-founded by Skype’s first employee and backed by some of planet's most experienced innovators, including Sir Richard Branson and PayPal founder Peter Thiel, we're disrupting the world of currency &amp; international money transfer. That means flipping a gazillion dollar industry on its head and taking power away from banks and the establishment.Located in one of Tallinn’s start-up and design hubs, we’re growing at an extraordinary rate and looking for exceptional talent to jump on board.We’re currently 150 people strong and handling more millions in customers’ money every day.TransferWise is a 100% boredom-free zone. If you’re looking for a stuffy financial company, the back button beckons, if you want to be part of something innovative and truly exciting, read on.So, what's the role?Are you up to building a modern international financial institution from the ground up, but better than any of the existing global banks? We are looking for an experienced lead to our Product Engineering team. ManagementTechnical leadership and people management of engineering teams in Tallinn and Ukraine (approx 20, growing to 50+). Evaluate and manage the best talent mix in product-engineering teams, finding the balance between design, ux, customer research, analytical, engineering speed &amp; quality. Accountable for the recruitment and future growth of the team with high calibre individuals Training and career development strategies for senior engineers Agreeing achievable and measurable objectives for the engineering teamsBudgets and financial planningProduct Engineering CultureJoint accountability with VP Product for bringing new ideas to customers super fastAccountability for code quality standards, tools and processes, implementation standards  Ultimately responsible for system architecture and scalability  Foster ownership of systems across product and engineering teams Responsible for implementation quality, through the governance of low level design Foster agile development and release culture in the product-engineering teamsTechnical escalation contact for product-engineering teams Track and monitor engineering KPIsSpend 60% time with engineering team in Tallinn, the rest in London. Travelling to Ukraine and US.Successful candidates inspire a product engineering environment, where we are front running innovation in the industry. We build to wow our customers with a product they have never experienced before. You play the role of building this creative process into our DNA in a way the company can scale and manage the ever growing complexity of being a global payment system.

Requirements:
You would be a great match to our team if:You have engineered a consumer web product for 100,000s of customersYou breathe startup culture and have built a product in a team of no more than 5 engineersYou know how effectively orchestrate larger teams. You have lead an engineering organisation of more than 50+ engineers.You would make an exceptionally strong candidate if youhave previously co-founded a high growth tech business, even better if you had early VC backinghave experience being the product owner, perhaps a VP of Productworked in a trust business, where the trust, security and reliability matter most for customersbuilt on mobile platformshave experience managing distributed engineering teams

Benefits:
You will join one of Europe’s most hotly tipped startups with plenty of opportunities to grow and the chance to be part of our little revolution